The Department of Pediatrics annual Seminars in Pediatrics took place on September 9 with both an in-person option for attendees who could be present at the UW–Madison Memorial Union and an asynchronous remote option. The …
Hospitalist-Complex Care Program News
Director of well-being, Sarah Webber, promotes foundational aspects of well-being and broader concepts of effective work
When Sarah Webber, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, was appointed director of well-being for the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics in July 2019, she brought an acute interest and several years of …
Jonathan Fliegel, Laura Chen recognized for clinical teaching excellence
Residents from the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health recently presented Clinical Teaching Awards to Jonathan Fliegel, MD, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, and Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Hospital Medicine.
Ann Allen receives AAP grant to improve discharge planning processes for infants with NOWS and their birth parents
Ann Allen, MD, assistant professor and fellowship director, Hospital Medicine, was awarded a Maternal–Infant Health and Opioid Use Virtual Learning Collaborative grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics for her work at SSM Health St. Mary’s …
Mala Mathur’s vision, progress as Director of Professional Development
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics’ strategic plan, first developed in mid-2018, took shape under the faculty and staff’s priorities, one of which was to create a culture in which people and ideas could …
Ryan Coller and Nicole Werner awarded R18 funding for new mHealth platform MedS@HOME
Congratulations to Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief, Hospital Medicine, and co-Principal Investigator, Nicole Werner, PhD, associate professor of engineering, along with Michelle Chui, PhD, professor of pharmacology, who were recently awarded a …
Michelle Kelly and Ryan Coller named site investigators for new multicenter study of FACES
Congratulations to Michelle Kelly, MD, MPH, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, and Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief, Hospital Medicine, who were recently awarded a $165,046 subaward from Boston Children’s Hospital and the Agency for Healthcare Research …
Kirstin Nackers to receive Dean’s Teaching Award
Kirstin Nackers, MD, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, and director of undergraduate education, has been selected for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s (SMPH) Dean’s Teaching Awards. The awards were established in …
Meet Mary Ehlenbach, Pediatrics’ inaugural director of DEI
When the Department of Pediatrics embarked on its strategic planning process in the summer of 2018, faculty and staff agreed that creating a culture where people and ideas thrived was a top priority. This process …
Michelle Kelly awarded R21 to test inpatient portal ‘BedsideNotes’
Principal Investigator, Michelle Kelly, MD, MPH, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, along with Co-Investigators Peter Hoonakker, PhD, distinguished senior scientist, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, and Catherine Smith, PhD, professor, The Information School, were recently awarded $292,973 …